| Takahiro Ao | |
| Realname: | 粟生 隆寛 |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 68+1/2 in |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Ichihara, Chiba, Japan |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 33 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Ko: | 12 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 1 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC featherweight title in 2009 and the WBC super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2012.
Ao turned professional in September 2003 at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo. In his debut Ao defeated fellow Japanese boxer Hiroshi Kashihara with a second round knockout.
Ao is managed by the Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo, and trains under Sendai Tanaka's guidance. He has often attended Marco Antonio Barrera's training camp since 2003,[1] because he was appreciated for his speed and heavy fists,[2] and served as Barrera's chief sparring partner in August 2007.[3]
After thirteen unbeaten fights, Ao beat Koji Umetsu for the Japanese featherweight title in March 2007.
Ao lost via split decision to champion Óscar Larios on 16 October 2008. Despite flooring Larios in the 4th round, Ao managed to lose a decision in the close and contested bout.
Fortunate for him, Ao got another chance at Larios' title on 12 March 2009. There, he applied more offensive tactics which resulted Larios dropping in the 12th round. Ao won the match by unanimous decision.[4] On his first defense of the title held on July 14 that same year, Ao lost to Elio Rojas by unanimous decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Win | 28-3-1 | Gamaliel Diaz | UD | 8 | 1 Mar 2018 | |||
| 32 | NC | 27-3-1 | Raymundo Beltran | NC | 12 | 1 May 2015 | |||
| 31 | Win | 27-3-1 | Juan Carlos Salgado | UD | 10 | 22 Oct 2014 | |||
| 30 | Win | 26-3-1 | Marco Antonio López | UD | 10 | 23 Apr 2014 | |||
| 29 | Win | 25-3-1 | Edgar Alejandro Lomeli | KO | 1 (10), | 10 Nov 2013 | |||
| 28 | Win | 24-3-1 | Hardy Paredes | KO | 2 (10), | 13 Jul 2013 | |||
| 27 | Loss | 23-3-1 | Gamaliel Díaz | UD | 12 | 27 Oct 2012 | |||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Terdsak Kokietgym | UD | 12 | 6 Apr 2012 | |||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Devis Boschiero | SD | 12 | 6 Nov 2011 | |||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Humberto Gutiérrez | KO | 4 (12), | 8 Apr 2011 | |||
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Vitali Tajbert | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 2010 | |||
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Whyber García | TKO | 8 (10), | 30 Apr 2010 | |||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Feider Viloria | UD | 10 | 18 Dec 2009 | |||
| 20 | Loss | 17–2–1 | Elio Rojas | UD | 12 | 14 Jul 2009 | |||
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Óscar Larios | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2009 | |||
| 18 | Loss | 16–1–1 | Óscar Larios | SD | 12 | 16 Oct 2008 | |||
| 17 | Draw | 16–0–1 | Hiroyuki Enoki | UD | 12 | 5 Apr 2008 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Noriyuki Ueno | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2007 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Keisuke Akiba | UD | 10 | 7 Jul 2007 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Koji Umetsu | UD | 10 | 3 Mar 2007 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Gabriel Pérez | TKO | 6 (6), | 13 Nov 2006 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Francisco Dianzo | UD | 10 | 3 Jun 2006 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Oswaldo Juarez | KO | 2 (6), | 25 Mar 2006 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Richard Carrillo | UD | 10 | 7 Jan 2006 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jae-Choon Moon | TKO | 1 (6), | 25 Sep 2005 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Yoshinori Miyata | UD | 10 | 2 Jul 2005 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mario Rodríguez | UD | 6 | 16 April 2005 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sang-Chan Na | KO | 1 (10), | 5 Feb 2005 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Yosuke Sato | UD | 8 | 2 Oct 2004 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Hisami Kitahara | TKO | 5 (8), | 1 May 2004 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nilyon Nuñez | KO | 3 (6), | 31 Jan 2004 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Takashi Saryo | KO | 1 (6), | 6 Dec 2003 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hiroshi Kashihara | TKO | 2 (6), | 6 Sep 2003 |